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» Hi ile! a a ; yon have' got : 8. 2 he " rep 1 san. at all." Ils *"Then 'I want you all to. come away with ud for.a few days,' said . dhe shop-owner. to me as if you wanted rest. Come to us or ame Smecky: I will Amange for your "You are very food, » eid' Pri- | $hiof, ri "But indeed The would rather only take the general holiday of Saturday to Tuesday. I am: not in the least, ill; and would rather not take extra.days when. thete is no need." "Independent as ever!" said Mr. Boniface, with a smile. "Well, it must be as you like. We will see what the three days will do for Wu. ' Where and how this holiday was to be spent only Mr. and Mrs. Boni- face knew, and Cecil and Roy were as much astonished as any one when, at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon; a coach-and-four. stop- pd at the gate of Rowan Tree ouse, '"What! are we to drive there?" asked Cecil. "Oh, father, how de- lightiul! Will it be very far?' 'Yes, a' long drive; so keep out plenty of wraps; in case the even- ing is chilly. We can tuck away the children inside if they get tired. Now, are we all ready?! Then we will drive to the model lodgings.' 80 off they started, a very merry party, but still merrier when the three Norwegians had joined them, the girls; as 'usual, dressed in black, for economy's sake, but wearing very dainty little white sai- lor's hats, which Bigrid had sat up on the previous night to trim. "I feel like the 'linen-draper bold,' in the ballad," said Mr. Boniface, with his hearty laugh. "But I have taken precautions, you see, against a similar catas- trophe. We have had more than the 'twice ten tedious years' to- gether, have we not, Loveday?' ""Yes,"' she said, with her sweet, expressive smile, "we are just be- ginning the twenty-seventh, Rob- in; and have had many holidays un- like Mr. and Mrs. Gilpin." They were still like lovers, this husband and wife of twenty-six years' standing; and it was with a sort of consciousness that | they would be. happier if left to them- selves that Frithiof, who sat be- tween Mrs. Boniface and Cecil, turned toward the latter, and be- gan to talk to. her. "This is a thousand times better than 'as oariole or a stolkjaerre,"' said Frithiof. - "What a splendid pace we are going at, and how well Jou see the country! It is the per- tion of traveling." "So I think," said Cecil. 'At any rate, on such a day as this, In rain, or snow, or burning heat, it might be rather trying. And then, of course, in the old days we should not: have had it all snugly to cur- selves like this; which makes such a difference." On they drove, free of houses at hak "There's = merry-makers . a merry-makers;" remarked the land lord, glancing after the right sort, and 10 And now Mr, Boniface Babi to enjoy. to. the full his surprise. How he laughed when they implored him | ¥ to. say where they haa How to terly declined to" answe; ing questions put to him by Roy ! "1 believe we are going to Helm- stone, . or some great watering. place, where we shall have to be Proper and wear gloves," said Ce- This was received with groans. 'But to get a sight of the sea one would put up with glove-weating," said Sigrid. 'And we could; at any rate; walk out into the country, I suppose, for flowers." At length Frithiof started to his feet with an eager exclamation. "The seal" he cried. And sure enough; there in 'The dis- tance, was the first glimpse of a long blue line, which made the | hearts of the Norwegians throb with eager delight. "It seems like being at home again,"' said Swanhild, while Fri- thiof seemed to 'drink in new life as the fresh salt 'wind blew once more upon him, bringing back to 'his mind the memory of many a perilous adventure in his free, care- less boyhood. "A big watering-place," groan- ed Roy. 'I told you so. Houses, churches, a parade, and a pier; I can see them all." 'Where! where?! cried every one, while Mr. Boniface laughed quietly and rubbed his hands. "Over. there, to the left," said Roy. 'You prophet of evil!' eried Ce- cil, merrily; *'we are turning quite away to the right. ' 'How did you hear of this delightful: place, fa- ther 1"! cried Qecil; 'it is just per: fect: "Well, I saw it when you and Roy 'were in Norway two summers ago," 'said Mr. Boniface. 'Mother and 1 drove out here from South- bourne, and took such a fancy to this farm that, like Captain Gut tle, we made a note of it, and kept it for a surprise party." Mr. Horner, in his suburban vil- 1a, was at that very moment la- menting his cousin's absurd extra- vagance. ""He was always wanting in 'com- mon sense, poor fellow,"' observed Mrs. Horner. = "But to hire a coach and four just to take into the coun- try his own family and that erim- inal's children, and those precious Norwegians, who apparently think themselves on a level with the high- Though t Jat had a most delitions the country about them, one, moreover, was in a be as much out-of-doors as To = hase days. were i an , began stand £0) 'the Airst time that something more to her 's % : gether. = They: sat down to rest dn 8 heltered' nook under the ish lifts, and it was there o hat ad out to her the confessio love, being so sumpletely away that for once or i pn so phat. Sia was p B frightened by his eag- hi erness. How different was this from showed Trovald Lundgren's proposal Wha was it that had 'made every: | AEST 8 thing 80 bright to her since' Was it not the goodness of the man Beside her--the man who had saved her brother's life--who had brought |. them together once more--who now |: loved her and asked for her loves ; When at last ha paused, waiting | ¥ for her reply, she was for a minute or two quite silent; still her face reassured Roy,' and without hope, so that the: waiting- time was not intolerable to him, "If it were only. myself to be! w= ; thought about,"' she said ab length, #1 might perhéps give you an an- swer more readily. But, you see, |. there are other people to be con- dered' The admission 'she had made sent a throb of delight to Roy's heart. Once sure of her love he dreaded no obstacles. "You are thinking of Frithiof," he said, "And of course I would never ask you to leave him} but there would be no need. it you could love me--if you will be my wife--you: would be mueh freer than you mow are to help him." But "of this she was not quite sure. All had come upon her so suddenly that she felt as if she must have time to think it out quietly before making a definite promise, "Give me a fortnight," she said, *'and then 1 will let yon have my answer. It 'would not be fair to either of ue if 1 spoke hastily when' so much is at stake." : Roy could not complain of this suggestion; it was much that hej was able at least to plead his own case with Sigrid, and in her frank, blue 'eyes there lurked something which told him that he need fear! no more. Meanwhile time sped. on, and, 1 unheeded by these two, the tide was{ coming in. 'They were 80 absorbed} in their own affairs that it wag nob until a wave swept right into the little bay, leaving a foam almost at their feet, that they rea : lized their danger.' With a quick rted up. est in the land--that beats every-|| thing! I suppose hell be 'wanting | ou to hire a palace for them next bank holiday I'! As a"matter of fact, the arm: house accommodation was rather Sigrid sprung forward and g od at Britling Gap. Tt was true. possible. "We ould never swim such a dis tance," eho said: And Suraing, she {slanted sowsrd ths sey wie he was mot |: Return was alisolutely m- a Hard cake = but a soft paste, ready to use, ie